1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship ran from 5 April to 4 October 1970. Antrim entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Derry in the Ulster quarter-final. The All-Ireland final was played on 4 October 1970 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Fermanagh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 0-09 to claim their first ever All-Ireland U21 title. Roscommon's Mickey Freyne was the championship's top scorer with 1-17. == Connacht Under-21 Football Championship == === Connacht quarter-final === === Connacht semi-finals === === Connacht final === == Leinster Under-21 Football Championship == === Leinster first round === === Leinster quarter-finals === === Leinster semi-finals === === Leinster final === == Munster Under-21 Football Championship == === Munster quarter-finals === === Munster semi-finals === === Munster final === == Ulster Under-21 Football Championship == === Ulster preliminary round === === Ulster quarter-finals === === Ulster semi-finals === === Ulster final === == All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship == === All-Ireland semi-finals === === All-Ireland final === == Statistics == === Top scorers === === Miscellaneous === In the provincial championships there were a number of firsts as Fermanagh and Louth won the respective Ulster and Leinster titles for the first time in their history. The All-Ireland semi-final between Louth and Fermanagh remains their only championship meeting. == References ==